Song Lyrics     I AM NOT SAVED BY AN OLD RUGGED CROSS   ©1996,John A.Poe,Jr.
• 1 We tend to focus on symbols and signs,
and often lose sight of what’s real; Or we get emotional and we forget
we’re not saved by the way that we feel. We thirst for knowledge, and endlessly try
to act like the wisest of men, When all that we really must know is the One
Who died to atone for our sin. • (chorus) For I am not bought by the blood of a lamb,
or healed by a heavenly throne; I’m not redeemed by the stripes on His back,
or blessed by His suffering and groans; I’m not set free by the nails in His hands,
or touched by a crooked old tree; I am not saved by an old rugged cross,
but by Him Who died there for me. • 2 We worship the baby that came to a virgin,
with angels announcing His birth, When we should be trusting in God’s only Son,
Who came to save sinners on Earth. We talk of His healing, His walk on the sea,
and wish we had seen Him back then, But we should be telling how Jesus alone
can offer forgiveness for sin. • (chorus) See, I am not bought by the blood of a lamb,
or healed by a heavenly throne; I’m not redeemed by the stripes on His back,
or blessed by His suffering and groans; I’m not set free by the nails in His hands,
or touched by a crooked old tree; I am not saved by an old rugged cross,
but by Him Who died there for me. •
No, I am not saved by an old rugged cross, But by Jesus, who died there for me.  •

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